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How to stream a USB webcam from a raspberry pi over the network

I've struggled with this for a while, but I've finally found a good solution, which has low-latency and good image quality. I'm using a raspberry pi zero 2w with a USB camera.

Use ustreamer

ustreamer is a simple util that allows you to stream a video with very litte latency and a stable 30 fps even from the Pi Zero 2W.

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Install Samba

 sudo apt install samba samba-common-bin

Edit config file

sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf

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With this script, the power LED will start flashing green for 1 minute, signaling that the hotspot is turned on.

You can than connect to it with your PC and login ssh [email protected]

Create an autohotspot.sh under /home/pi

#!/usr/bin/bash

ap_ssid="RaspberryPi-AP"

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function floatStr(str, outputDecimalSeparator = ',', possibleSeparators = [',', '.']) {
    str = str.replace('.', outputDecimalSeparator);
    str = str.replace(',', outputDecimalSeparator);

    possibleSeparators.forEach(el => {
        str = str.replace(el, outputDecimalSeparator);
    });

    if (str.startsWith(outputDecimalSeparator)) {

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import re
from pprint import pprint


class SambaConfig():
    def __init__(self) -> None:
        self.data = {}
        self.original_raw_data = {}

    def get_seciton(self, section: str) -> dict:

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1. Install sleepwatcher from brew

2. Create ~/.sleep file

#!/bin/zsh

echo $(blueutil -p) > ~/.bluestatus
bluestatus=$(head -n 1 ~/.bluestatus)

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{
    "disabledTimestamp": 0,
    "forceEvenIfNotEnabledTimestamp": 0,
    "isActionBlock": false,
    "isBeingImported": false,
    "isClonedInstance": false,
    "isExtra": false,
    "isFavourite": false,
    "lastEditedTimestamp": 1692178071905,
    "localVariables": [],

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# Run a flatpak
#! /usr/bin/bash
flatpak kill your.app.name
flatpak-builder build/ your.app.name.json --user --force-clean
flatpak-builder --run build/ your.app.name.json app-name


# Install a Flatpak
#! /usr/bin/bash
flatpak kill your.app.name

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# Toggle the ftp server on and off

test -f /tmp/megaftp-on && (mega-ftp -d --all && rm /tmp/megaftp-on && notify-send 'Mega FTP stopped') || (mega-ftp ./ && touch /tmp/megaftp-on && notify-send 'Mega FTP started'

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For how crazy as it sounds, the setting is there but hidden.

Follow these steps:

1. Add the settings widget to your home screen
2. Select the 3 buttons navigation option (the label might be localized)
3. Launch the shortcut